RNsRWe ASN, RN

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    Applying for GI Endoscopy job, back troubles

    RNsRWe replied to vikichck's topic in Gastroenterology

    So....this was back in January. Any
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    Considering going into GI nursing

    RNsRWe replied to CorazonDeOro's topic in Gastroenterology

    Well, then, WELCOME to a small and exclusive club, lol......seriously, I really do enjoy GI. You'll be teased by those "outside" our circle (honestly, do you have a CLUE how many butt/poop jokes I've...
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    How do ya'll wear your hair? can you have bangs?

    RNsRWe replied to Reckless96's topic in General Nursing

    I say we should do one of THESE as a departmental morale
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    Nobody told me that after graduation...

    RNsRWe replied to smclean27's topic in General Nursing

    I have to say I'm relieved to be living in an area where NONE of the hospitals follow this odd thinking. Should a family member or myself require a hospital stay, I'm thankful that "the worst...
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    Do You judge and treat patients differently depending on who they are ?

    RNsRWe replied to star.crush's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    These are really rhetorical questions because yes, it does happen without us knowing it sometimes; that's human nature. No, we can't assume we know a person based on their name, obviously. And C, of...
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    Support from local hospitals

    RNsRWe replied to ava-virgo's topic in General Students

    Makes me wonder how bad the work environment reputation for that hospital must be for them to engage in that kind of graft. Hospitals can't afford to give something for nothing...."nice" has nothing...
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    Studying or working as a nurse in Reno Nevada

    RNsRWe replied to Normal.life30's topic in Immigration Advice

    You REALLY need to post this in the International forum....you'll get much more of the information you need, I believe. I will tell you, however, that you absolutely cannot work as a nurse in the...
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    Any reason for me to renew my CNA license after RN license?

    RNsRWe replied to ProudNeWRN's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, there are States in which a nurse's aide is an actual license, not a certification. While a certificate may be issued, a LICENSE--one with a number and registration information to track...
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    Why don't people take LPNs seriously?

    RNsRWe replied to Hellostudentnurssee's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm staying out of the rest of this discussion, but your statement here piqued my interest: what State requires that one be a CNA (or pct?) as a condition of acceptance into a nursing program? I...
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    So if you finish at 265 with an easy or hard question....

    RNsRWe replied to chosen50's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    No one here can possibly answer this for you. While it's true that the computer recognizes where you are after having answered all 265 questions (as being above passing standard or below it), no one...
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    Jobs after graduation

    RNsRWe replied to Ansumana's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The need for experienced nurses is always notably higher than for new grads. No, nursing is hardly recession-proof; there is currently a glut of nurses who might have retired by now if it had not...
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    How do nursing schools react to alternative faiths?

    RNsRWe replied to ZeroNightskye's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You might well be asked to leave the pentacle at home if it's on a chain hanging from your neck, wrist, or ears. Typically nursing schools restrict students to one pair of stud earrings and no...
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    Considering going into GI nursing

    RNsRWe replied to CorazonDeOro's topic in Gastroenterology

    "knowing" the floor nurses and patient population on any one floor doesn't mean you shouldn't expand to a new place, a new pace. Frankly, who do you know that took one job, never left that one space,...
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    Things you wish you knew as a new RN

    RNsRWe replied to mofomeat's topic in General Nursing

    I wish new grads would remember that there's more than one way to skin a cat---the seasoned nurse that "doesn't do it the way we learned in school" isn't necessarily wrong. Open your eyes and LEARN....
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    Nurses: Have you ever had to show compassion to someone who didn't want it?

    RNsRWe replied to nursingstudent2458's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think we need more information. If the patient didn't want a showing of compassion.....why did you feel you had to give it? What do you
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    Do you need an "OK to use CVC/PICC/port" order for an old access?

    RNsRWe replied to KaeliF's topic in General Nursing

    What Stargazer said. Facility I last worked in wouldn't allow anyone to use an established line for any newly-admitted patient: didn't matter if WE put the line in and sent the patient home a week...
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    How do ya'll wear your hair? can you have bangs?

    RNsRWe replied to Reckless96's topic in General Nursing

    oh.my.gawd....I'm laughing so hard at this thread! Thanks, OP, for a really nice laughter break in my day! Personally, I'm in favor it growing one's hair straight down to one's chin, completely...
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    afraid I may have spread mrsa

    RNsRWe replied to luellamae's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Ah, but the standard contact precautions called for in every hospital I'm aware of states that prior to entering the room of an isolation patient, if there is to be ANY CONTACT with that patient or...
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    Job market for nursing.

    RNsRWe replied to mr cooper's topic in General Students

    While it's true that there is no nursing shortage and new grads frequently do have a tough time finding employment, can you think of ANY career right now that has wide job openings and great starting...
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    RN School and Family Life

    RNsRWe replied to Mommy2010's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Ok, I'm going to admit that after reading for awhile I started to just scan, because your post reads pretty much like dozens (and I do mean dozens) of others who have young children and are...
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    So confused-What to do?

    RNsRWe replied to daytontires's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Sounds like the ADN degree you'd be getting would be a humanities one, meaning you could take all the pre-reqs for the nursing program plus a bunch of "filler" courses to total the number of credits...
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    afraid I may have spread mrsa

    RNsRWe replied to luellamae's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Ok, THAT'S crazy. The rare occasions an isolation patient would want to/be able to be out in the hall, we'd insist on them gowning AND gloving! They were going to be touching the handrails, nurses's...
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    Drug Shortages

    RNsRWe replied to CrufflerJJ's topic in Patient Medications

    Gotcha. And it makes
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    afraid I may have spread mrsa

    RNsRWe replied to luellamae's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    GrnTea: guess I owe you a beer! You were faster on "submit" than me
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    afraid I may have spread mrsa

    RNsRWe replied to luellamae's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Well, not sure what to say here, as you're not asking a question, etc. It seems to me, though, if this patient had a foley and was not demented (ie: grabbing it, pulling it out) the likelihood of...